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Dec 18, 2012 | 08:36 AM

Street Rat

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Kudos to Lars

I sent my Q-jet carb out to Lars for a rebuild. I couldn't be happier with the results. My engine is basically stock other than intake and headers. I can already see that my mileage numbers are going to climb. She accelerates and idles so smoothly. It's like driving a different car. This is some of the best money that I've spent on this car. If your having carb problems invest a little money with this man. He has many tuning papers available as well. Very specific technical information that you can use.

Dec 18, 2012 | 09:04 AM

oldalaskaman

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so...how much...'little money' did you invest?

Dec 18, 2012 | 09:17 AM

Street Rat

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$189 plus a few parts.

Dec 18, 2012 | 10:39 AM

MrJlr

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Street Rat

$189 plus a few parts.

Awesome price....and I've heard nothing but good about Lars work....

Dec 18, 2012 | 02:42 PM

rogman16

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Lars rocks!! Got him to re-build my quadrajet and stock distributor... Car cranked on the first turn of the key (actually, push of the momentary switch) which was awesome!!!

Rogman

Dec 18, 2012 | 02:48 PM

oldalaskaman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Street Rat

$189 plus a few parts.

thats a darn good price

Dec 18, 2012 | 02:59 PM

Jeff_Keryk

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$189 is pretty-much free.

Dec 18, 2012 | 03:00 PM

lars

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Craig -
Glad to hear the carb is working well for you! It felt really good on the test engine, so I was hoping you'd see an improvement over what you had. Good job with the installation and setup!

Lars

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Dec 18, 2012 | 03:01 PM

lars

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff_Keryk

$189 is pretty-much free.

Hey Jeff... I have a whole bunch of free parts I'd like to sell you...

Lars

Dec 18, 2012 | 03:06 PM

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69ttop502

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Lars is the man. We are lucky to have this man around here. He did the dizzy out of my 62. By the way Lars, the 64 looks awesome. How is it running?

Bill

Dec 18, 2012 | 03:09 PM

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AGVI

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Lars Rules!

Dec 18, 2012 | 03:31 PM

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arneoe

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Lars!
Det ligger en PM til deg paa CCN
Arne

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Dec 18, 2012 | 07:20 PM

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superdave269

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Lars in a word. AWESOME! What a nice guy.

Dec 18, 2012 | 08:55 PM

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LeMans Pete

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St. Jude Donor '13-'14

How do I get said Lars to fix my clunker?

Dec 18, 2012 | 09:00 PM

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superdave269

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How do I get said Lars to fix my clunker?

Email him. Or pray to the carb God, but he will just send you to Lars(who happens to be the real carb God)

Dec 18, 2012 | 09:40 PM

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qwank

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Lars, Do you rebuild the '81 Carbs? If so, can you mod them to work with say a ZZ4?

Dec 18, 2012 | 10:55 PM

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cv67

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff_Keryk

$189 is pretty-much free.

Good Qjet guys are imossible to find these days
Looking for an older ride most likely will have one on there
I know where its getting sent when I need it gone through
NEver took the time to learn them but have driven some nicely tuned Qjet cars they are very nice to drive and reliable!

Dec 19, 2012 | 02:16 AM

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Shark Racer

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cuisinart, if you were closer I'd love to help you go through yours.

Dec 19, 2012 | 08:44 AM

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AirborneSilva

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Lars received my carb yesterday, looking forward to getting it back and taking off that damn edelbrock

Dec 19, 2012 | 12:57 PM

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lars

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Quote:

Originally Posted by qwank

Lars, Do you rebuild the '81 Carbs? If so, can you mod them to work with say a ZZ4?

Sorry, but I don't. I don't have any way of running and testing the ECM-controlled carbs, and I don't rebuild anything I can't actually test. Henry out at Ole's Carbs can do the '81s, and he does a nice job.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AirborneSilva

Lars received my carb yesterday, looking forward to getting it back and taking off that damn edelbrock

Yup, got it sitting on the workbench, ready for teardown right behind a Roadrunner 440 carb and a Ford 351 distributor...

Lars

Last edited by lars; Dec 19, 2012 at 12:59 PM.

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